AFRISNET DIGITAL PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: 01/13/2020

Afrisnet Inc respects and prioritizes the privacy of its subscribers, customers, and partners. This policy was adopted by Afrisnet Inc to protect online data. This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used and disclosed by Afrisnet and its subsidiaries (“Afrisnet” or “we”). This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use our website (Afrisnet.org), and other online products and services (collectively, the “Services”), or when you otherwise interact with us. This policy does not apply to products or services with separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services or otherwise interact with us to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

For information about the choices we offer in connection with our information practices, please see “Your Choices” below.

Collection of Information

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly and voluntarily to us. For example, we collect information when you create an account, update your profile, post a review, participate in any interactive features of the Services, fill out a form or survey, participate in a contest or promotion, make a purchase, communicate with us via third party social media sites, request customer support or otherwise communicate with us. The types of information we may collect include your name, email address, social media usernames and handles, postal address, phone number, gender, interests, preferences, payment information, and any other information you choose to provide. For all the information we collect, serious security measures are taken to protect the information, and in some cases, Afrisnet may use established and generally trusted third party services to protect your information, depending on the sensitivity of the information. For example, we may use third party electronic payment services to make sure that online payment information is encrypted and secured. 

Information We Collect Automatically When You Use the Services

When you use our Services, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Transaction Information: We collect information in connection with each transaction you engage in via the Services, including product details, purchase price, and other transaction details.
  • Log Information: We collect log information in connection with your use of the Services, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, and your IP address.
  • Device Information We collect information about the mobile device you use to access our mobile apps, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers and mobile network information.
  • Location Information: We may collect precise location of your mobile device via our mobile apps in accordance with the permission process established by your mobile device operating system. We may also collect the approximate location of your device based the device’s IP address.
  • Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use various technologies to collect information from the computer or device you use to access our Services, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us see which areas and features of our Services are popular and count visits. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Services or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits and understand usage and campaign effectiveness. We do not alter or change your experience, or otherwise respond to, “DNT” or “do not track” signals.

Information We Collect From Other Sources

We may also obtain information from other sources. For example, we may collect information about you from social networks in accordance with their authorization procedures.

Use of Information

We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:

  • Provide, maintain and improve our Services;
  • Provide and deliver the products and services you request, process transactions and send you related information, including confirmations and invoices;
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages;
  • Respond to your comments, questions and requests and provide customer service;
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, rewards, and events and other news and information we think will be of interest to you;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage and activities in connection with our Services;
  • Detect, investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Afrisnet and others;
  • Personalize our Services, including by providing advertisements, content or features we think will be of interest to you;
  • Facilitate contests, sweepstakes and promotions and process and deliver entries and rewards;
  • Link or combine with information we collect about you; and
  • Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information is collected.
 

Sharing of Information

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

  • When you participate in interactive features on our Services, information about you may be displayed publicly on our Services and on other sites or online services, including your photos, videos, posts, product feedback, and other information you choose to provide;
  • With vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information in connection with services they perform for us and who are subject to contractual obligations regarding their use of the information;
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation or legal process;
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property and safety of Afrisnet or others;
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Afrisnet assets, financing or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company;
  • With your consent or at your direction.

We may also share aggregated or de-identified information.

Social Sharing Features

The Services may offer social sharing features and other integrated tools (such as the Facebook “Like” button), which let you share actions you take on our Services with other media, and vice versa. Your use of such features enables the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the entity that provides the social sharing feature. For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and processing in connection with social sharing features, please visit the privacy policies of the entities that provide these features.

Security

We use reasonable security measures designed to protect information about you from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

Advertising and Analytics Services Provided by Others

We may allow others to provide analytics services and serve you advertisements on our behalf. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Services and other websites and apps with this device or other devices. The information collected includes your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in apps, links clicked and conversion information. This information may be used by Afrisnet and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests to this device and other devices via the Services and other websites and apps, and better understand your online activity. For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices. Your device may also include a feature that allows you to opt out of having certain information collected through apps used for behavioral advertising purposes.

We may also work with other websites or platforms (such as Facebook) to serve ads to you as part of a customized campaign. Please refer to the settings of those other websites or platforms for information about any choices they offer in connection with the delivery of interest-based ads.

Transfer of Information to the U.S. and Other Countries

Afrisnet is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. By accessing or using the Services or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing, transfer and storage of information in and to the U.S. and other countries, where you may not have the same rights and protections as you do under local law.

Your Choices

Opt-Out of Sharing for Direct Marketing Purposes

To opt out of us sharing your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes, please send us an email containing the subject line “sharing opt out” to support@afrisnet.org

Please note that California law permits residents of California to request certain details about how their information is shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes. Under the law, a business must either provide this information or permit California residents to opt in to, or opt out of, this type of sharing. We qualify for this alternative option through the opt-out we provide above.

Location Information

If you initially consent to our collection of precise location information via a mobile app, you should be able to stop the collection of this information by changing the preferences on your mobile device. If you do so, you may be prevented from using certain features of our mobile app. You may also stop our collection of precise location information via our mobile apps by following the standard uninstall process to remove all of our mobile apps from your device.

Revoking Other Mobile App Permissions

Your mobile device operating system may provide you with the ability to discontinue our access to the information described in the “Stored Information” section of this policy via mobile apps. You may also stop our collection of this information by following the standard uninstall process to remove all mobile apps from your mobile device.

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Services.

Promotional Emails

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from one of our Services by following the instructions in those emails or by changing the preferences through your online account with each Service. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

Promotional Calls

You may opt out of receiving promotional calls from us by letting us know during one of those calls or by sending an email to support@afrisnet.org with the subject line “opt out to calls”.

Mobile Push Notifications

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: support@afrisnet.org